These simple tasks will help you grow bigger, more beautiful flowers. Topping and disbudding are simple maintenance tasks that can greatly benefit your dahlias. Proper topping can make your dahlias ...

When the last dahlias have faded in the fall and the nights grow cooler, it’s time to think about winter. myHOMEBOOK ...

For common tall garden varietals, pinch dahlias when the plant reaches around 12 inches and has four pairs of leaves. “Stopping” dahlias involves cutting off the top of the main growing stem to ...

DAHLIAS ARE MY absolutely favorite summer (and into autumn) flower. They are very perennial while offering more than 100 blooms per mature plant. With that said, let me revisit an article on these ...

Dahlias need to be dug up and stored indoors to survive winter in Zones 7 and colder. Allow foliage to die back, then dig and cure tubers dahlias before storage. Balancing moisture and air circulation ...

The Lombard Garden Club will host a program on “Dahlias – Living Fireworks” with presenter Carol Cichorski on Friday, May 16. Carol and her husband, Mike, “found” dahlias 25 years ago and their lives ...

Patch of colorful dahlias in the garden in peach, pink, and a deep pinkish-red on a background yellow flowers - Kaprisova/Shutterstock Dahlias are known as easy-to-grow flowers, but knowing where to ...

When earlier blooming flowers are fading, dahlias, if grown correctly, will be in full bloom, bringing a crescendo of late season color until the first hard frost. In some gardens, dahlias seem to run ...

The last week of June is the time to set your flowers up for continued color by fertilizing and remembering to dead head and pinch back annuals such as petunias, geraniums and marigolds. A good rule ...

The intricate forms, long-lasting blooms, and rainbow hues of dahlias make the flower a beloved addition to many gardens. But planting dahlias alongside the wrong companions can prevent the flowers ...